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AI ‘reanimations’: Making facsimiles of the dead raises ethical quandaries

  • Written by Nir Eisikovits, Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
imageThis screenshot of an AI-generated video depicts Christopher Pelkey, who was killed in 2021.Screenshot: Stacey Wales/YouTube

Christopher Pelkey was shot and killed in a road range incident in 2021. On May 8, 2025, at the sentencing hearing for his killer, an AI video reconstruction of Pelkey delivered a victim impact statement. The trial judge repor...

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When you lose your health insurance, you may also lose your primary doctor – and that hurts your health

  • Written by Jane Tavares, Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer of Gerontology, UMass Boston
imageSeeing the same doctor on a regular basis is good for your health.Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

When you lose your health insurance or switch to a plan that skimps on preventive care, something critical breaks.

The connection to your primary care provider, usually a doctor, gets severed. You stop getting routine checkups. Warning signs...

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German chancellor’s rebuke of Israel marks a shift in state policy that has long put such criticism out of bounds

  • Written by Elisabeth Weber, Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
imageGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Israeli President Isaac Herzog prepare to shake hands in Berlin on May 12, 2025.Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Friedrich Merz did something unprecedented for a German chancellor in late May 2025: publicly criticize Israel in unvarnished, unequivocal terms.

“What the Israeli army is doing in the Gaza Strip, I no...

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A radical proposal to abolish state government and strengthen American democracy

  • Written by Stephen Legomsky, John S. Lehmann University Professor Emeritus, Washington University in St. Louis
imageAbolish all the states? Zoonar/Getty Images Plus

Get rid of states? Legal scholar Stephen Legomsky, who taught for 34 years at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, has just published a book, “Reimagining the American Union,” that proposes a radical idea: Abolish state government. The Conversation’s politics and...

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The use of federal troops to quell Los Angeles protests recalls militarized law enforcement during the Civil Rights Movement

  • Written by Justin Randolph, Assistant Professor of U.S. History, Texas A&M University
imageThe National Guard and protesters stand off outside of a downtown jail in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

President Donald Trump activated 4,000 National Guard troops on June 10, 2025, to quell protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids – without the normal request from the state. He has also sent to Los Angeles hund...

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Companies haven’t stopped hiring, but they’re more cautious, according to the 2025 College Hiring Outlook Report

  • Written by Murugan Anandarajan, Professor of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, Drexel University
imageRecent college grads face a tough job market in 2025, but employers are still hiring.sturti/E+ via Getty Images

Every year, I tell my students in my business analytics class the same thing: “Don’t just apply for a job. Audition for it.”

This advice seems particularly relevant this year. In today’s turbulent economy, companies...

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When developing countries band together, lifesaving drugs become cheaper and easier to buy − with trade-offs

  • Written by Lucy Xiaolu Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Resource Economics, UMass Amherst
imagePooling procurement of drugs could increase the availability of essential treatments around the globe.narvo vexar/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Procuring lifesaving drugs is a daunting challenge in many low- and middle-income countries. Essential treatments are often neither available nor affordable in these nations, even decades after the drugs...

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Nostalgic foods and scents like fresh-cut grass and hamburgers grilling bring comfort, connection and well-being

  • Written by Chelsea Reid, Associate Professor of Psychology, College of Charleston
imageThe foods and scents we associate with our childhoods can provide a meaningful source of comfort and connection.zeljkosantrac/E+ via Getty Images

Walking around my neighborhood in the evening, I am hit by the smells of summer: fresh-cut grass, hamburgers grilling and a hint of swimming pool chlorine. These are also the smells of summers from my...

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The hidden bias in college admissions tests: How standardized exams can favor privilege over potential

  • Written by Zarrina Talan Azizova, Associate Professor of Education, Health and Behavior, University of North Dakota

At first glance, calls from members of Congress to restore academic merit in college admissions might sound like a neutral policy.

In our view, these campaigns often cherry-pick evidence and mask a coordinated effort that targets access and diversity in American colleges.

As scholars who study access to higher education, we have found that when...

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What’s the right way to mark Juneteenth? The newest US holiday is confusing Americans

  • Written by Timothy Welbeck, Director of the Center for Anti-Racism, Temple University
imageMartha Yates Jones and Pinkie Yates sit in a decorated buggy for Juneteenth 1908 in front of Houston's Antioch Baptist Church.African American Library at The Gregory School, Houston Public Library

The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four years after President Joe...

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  2. Most Americans believe misinformation is a problem — federal research cuts will only make the problem worse
  3. Sleep loss rewires the brain for cravings and weight gain – a neurologist explains the science behind the cycle
  4. Conflicted, disillusioned, disengaged: The unsettled center of Jewish student opinion after Oct. 7
  5. A new book of Edward Gorey’s drawings shows what’s lost when the artist’s sexuality is glossed over
  6. Is Mars really red? A physicist explains the planet’s reddish hue and why it looks different to some telescopes
  7. RNA has newly identified role: Repairing serious DNA damage to maintain the genome
  8. Will AI take your job? The answer could hinge on the 4 S’s of the technology’s advantages over humans
  9. Trade in a mythical fish is threatening real species of rays that are rare and at risk
  10. Millions rally against authoritarianism, while the White House portrays protests as threats – a political scientist explains
  11. Forcible removal of US Sen. Alex Padilla signals a dangerous shift in American democracy
  12. What does Israel’s strike mean for US policy on Iran and prospects for a nuclear deal?
  13. Protecting the vulnerable, or automating harm? AI’s double-edged role in spotting abuse
  14. Sly Stone turned isolation into inspiration, forging a path for a generation of music-makers
  15. Southern Baptists’ call for the US Supreme Court to overturn its same-sex marriage decision is part of a long history of opposing women’s and LGBTQ+ people’s rights
  16. Colorado’s fentanyl criminalization bill won’t solve the opioid epidemic, say the people most affected
  17. Data on sexual orientation and gender is critical to public health – without it, health crises continue unnoticed
  18. Supreme Court ignores precedent instead of overruling it in allowing president to fire officials whom Congress tried to make independent
  19. House tax-and-spending bill and other Trump administration changes could make millions of people lose their health insurance coverage
  20. RFK Jr’s shakeup of vaccine advisory committee raises worries about scientific integrity of health recommendations
  21. Two-state solution in the Middle East has been a core US policy for 25 years – is the Trump administration eyeing a change?
  22. US Army’s image of power and flag-waving rings false to Gen Z weary of gun violence − and long-term recruitment numbers show it
  23. Older adults with dementia misjudge their financial skills – which may make them more vulnerable to fraud, new research finds
  24. AI literacy: What it is, what it isn’t, who needs it and why it’s hard to define
  25. Federal R D funding boosts productivity for the whole economy − making big cuts to such government spending unwise
  26. AI tools collect and store data about you from all your devices – here’s how to be aware of what you’re revealing
  27. Energy Star, on the Trump administration’s target list, has a long history of helping consumers’ wallets and the planet
  28. Adolescents who smoke or vape may believe tobacco’s perceived coping benefits outweigh accepted health risks
  29. How a new bus line in Philadelphia is defying post-pandemic transit trends
  30. From Washington’s burned letters to Trump’s missing transcripts, partial presidential records limit people’s full understanding of history
  31. The complex reality of college student mental health: Data reveals both challenges and positive trends
  32. Video games teach students in this class how religion works in the modern world
  33. A portrait taken in North Philly in the 1980s reconnects poet with cherished memories of her own beloved father
  34. Family homesteads with tangled titles are contributing to rural America’s housing crisis
  35. How your air conditioner can help the power grid, rather than overloading it
  36. Antagonism to transgender rights is tied to the authoritarian desire for social conformity – not just partisan affiliation
  37. Politics based on grievance has a long and violent history in America
  38. How was the wheel invented? Computer simulations reveal the unlikely birth of a world-changing technology nearly 6,000 years ago
  39. We surveyed 1,500 Florida kids about cellphones and their mental health – what we learned suggests school phone bans may have important but limited effects
  40. You’re probably richer than you think because of the safety net – but you’d have more of that hidden wealth if you lived in Norway
  41. A field guide to ‘accelerationism’: White supremacist groups using violence to spur race war and create social chaos
  42. World’s most powerful ex-New Yorker gets a DC military parade, not a ticker-tape celebration in Manhattan’s Canyon of Heroes
  43. Teens say they can access firearms at home, even when parents lock them up, new research shows
  44. LGBTQ+ patients stay up-to-date on preventive care when their doctors are supportive, saving money and lives throughout society
  45. Where is the center of the universe?
  46. Do you know how to prepare for your digital life after death? CU Boulder’s student-run clinic has some advice
  47. How the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ positions US energy to be more costly for consumers and the climate
  48. For Trump’s ‘no taxes on tips,’ the devil is in the details
  49. 100 years ago, the Social Gospel movement pushed to improve workers’ lives – but also to promote its vision of Christian America
  50. Trump–Xi call boosts Chinese president’s tough man image — and may have handed him the upper hand in future talks